I've been extremely lucky to work with people who have been involved in medicine 20+ years, 30+ years and they all seem to have different coping mechanisms. After my first pediatric code I was told...
The first code is always difficult, and every PEDs code I'm involved in is excruciating. I also work for a local ambulance as a paramedic part-time and every summer or two there is a PEDs drowning....